Clothes-washer.



A A. BROOKS & F. D. GROOKER.

GLOTHES WASHER.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN.1B, 1909.

934,501 Patented Sept, 21, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orricn.

ALBERT A. BROOKS AND FRED D. CROOKER, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

CLOTHES-WASHER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBERT A. BROOKS and FRED D. CROOKER, citizens ofthe United States, residing in the city of Kansas City,

in the county of lVyandotte and State of Kansas, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Clothes-Washers, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to improvements in clothes washers, in which aconical, impervious outside body or casing has perforated, horizontaldivisions or partitions, the upper of which is secured to said outsidebody and a handle socket and bracing them, by which a broom-like handleis firmly held. The lower, perforated, horizontal partition beingremovably held in position and having V-shaped, perforated, partitionsor braces on the lower side said perforations being in alinement withthe perforations in the partitions.

The objects of our improvements are first'to form a chamber forcompressed air above the perforated removable partition with aperforated brace for handle socket therein. Secondto provide a chambereasy of access, for introducing or removing, soap or washing compounds.Thirdto provide exits for spray-like ejection of washing solution formedin the chamber and forced out by the action of the compressed air, heldin the chamber above the perforated, removable part. We attain theseobjects by the arrangement illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich Figure I shows a vertical section of the entire machine, showingthe different parts in relative position. Fig. II. is a bottom view ofthe washer, showing location of removable part 12, with the concaveperforated partitions l l. in position below. Fig. 111. is an interiorbottom view of the washer omitting the member 12. Fig. IV is a top viewof the removable bottom 12. on a re- 1 duced scale.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts in the different figures.

The outside conical, impervious shell or body is designated by 1. whichis soldered at its top or apex to the upper end of handle socket 2. andat the head 16. to the perforated, horizontal handle socket brace 8. Thehandle socket 2. passes down from said top of body 1. and through thecenter of socket brace 8. to which it is soldered thus forming a firmstructure for holding end of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 1909.

Application filed January 18, 1909. Serial No. 472,990.

movable bottom 12. concave partitions 14,,H--"'* below and body 1. inrelation to chamber'18. said chamber 18. extending down from thehorizontal part of said bottom 12, to the horizontal plane through therim of bottom of body 1. with the concave partitions extending downabout two-thirds of depth of said chamber 18.

In the process of washing the clothes are put into a proper receptaclewith enough water to float them, soap or washing compound may beintroduced (free) into chambers 5. of washer.

The movements of the washer are perpendicular, up and down or churn-likefrom above the water down to a distance in the water which produces afull reaction of air caught in said chamber 18. By the downward thrust,the air is caught in chamber 18. and part of it, that is below ahorizontal plane of perforations 15. in said concave partitions 14. isforced through said perforations 15. into chambers 5. and 4. above andcompressed, while air above said plane of perforations 15. is compressedin upper part of chamber 18. and recoils or reacts against the water andforces it through the clothes. In these movements of the washer enoughwater enters the chamber 5. by each down thrust, to gradually dissolvecontents of said chamber 5. which on the upward pull of washer is forcedthrough the perforations 13. and 15., in removable bottom 12., in aspray-like form by the compressed air above, thus keeping up a veryuniform strength of the washing fluid, and by this expulsion of air fromthe interior into chamber 18., besides forcing the fluid through theperforations 13. and 15., it destroys the vacuum in said chamber 18.thus releasing it from the outside pressure, so the Washer is easilyraised.

e are aware of several washers of this conical type and we only claimthe combinations of the improvements with this general form which webelieve to be new and valuable.

extension having screw threaded lower end, 1

provided with the screw pounding plate 12 threaded part 11 5 adapted forengagement with said threaded lower end, the said plate being therebyheld in close peripheral contact with the conical shell, said platebeing provided on its under side with hollow perforated ribs and being20 perforated in alineinent with said ribs.

ALBERT A. BROOKS. FRED D. CROOKER.

the conical shell, and the Vitnesses GEORGE STUHPF,

ANDR W R. HAMILTON.

